Synonyms of misinterprets

misinterprets

verb

present tense third-person singular of misinterpret

1

as in misrepresents

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresents
• distorts
• misstates
• obscures
• complicates
• falsifies
• garbles
• confuses
• perverts
• twists
• slants
• cooks
• warps
• fudges
• colors
• mistranslates
• misrelates
• censors
• bends
• mistakes
• misspeaks
• camouflages
• dissembles
• belies
• disguises
• misdescribes
• masks
• whitewashes
• mystifies
• equivocates
• confounds
• lies
• bowdlerizes
• prevaricates
• glosses (over)
• veils
• mixes (up)
• palters
• fibs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• interprets
• illustrates
• clarifies
• illuminates
• clears (up)
• spells out
• deciphers

2

as in misunderstands

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of

we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misunderstands
• misses
• misconstrues
• misreads
• misapprehends
• misperceives
• mistakes
• misjudges
• misconceives
• misknows
• mishears
• misdeems

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knows
• sees
• understands
• perceives
• gets
• conceives
• comprehends
• appreciates
• penetrates
• grasps
• apprehends
• seizes
• catches
• takes in
• makes out
• groks
• savvies
• fathoms